An early morning hearth devastated a Los Angeles neighborhood and destroyed a church hours earlier than a Christmas toy drive occasion, in accordance with Victory Outreach Pomona.
Firefighters arrived on the church simply earlier than 2:30 a.m. Saturday and carried out an aggressive inside assault once they arrived, however after about 20 minutes the roof started to break down, and the hearth expanded, so firefighters had to enter a defensive mode, in accordance with a publish on X, previously Twitter, from the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
“As some of you might have heard, this morning our church building caught on fire and it was redeemed a total loss. We will be postponing our service this morning and our `Believe’ play & toy giveaway until further notice,” the church posted on Facebook. “Please join us in prayer for our pastors and our church.
According to the fire department, the entire fire was extinguished by 6:13 a.m.
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Early morning fire destroys an LA-based church hours before toy drive event. (L.A. County Fire Department)
Despite the church being a total loss, the toy giveaway event was rescheduled for Sunday night.
“It was tragic to lose our church, however we all know what’s left standing is the church and all of us got here collectively, together with our pastors and mentioned “We’re going to continue on with the event”, so you might be invited,” the church posted in a video on Facebook.
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Despite a fire destroying an LA-based church early Saturday morning, the Christmas toy drive event was still able to go on. (L.A. County Fire Department)
The church added that firefighters who helped put out the fire would be at the event handing out toys as well.
“We are persevering with to march ahead and persevering with to be the sunshine right here within the metropolis of Pomona and the world. Amen and God Bless,” the church posted.
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An LA space church was destroyed early Saturday morning by an enormous hearth, in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. (L.A. County Fire Department)
No accidents have been reported and the reason for the hearth stays below investigation, in accordance with hearth officers.
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